Helena Zmurkiewicz (Rodzen)
Teacher, secretary
Born Jun. 17, 1926, Kalusz, Poland; came to U.S., 1951; daughter of Adam and Julia (Zulawska); children: Aleksander, Andrzej, Janina.
Education: Wayne State University, Detroit (MI), 1965.
Career: teacher, 2nd Corps Youth Mechanical School, Beit-Nabala (Palestine), 1945-46, 2nd Corps Mechanical High School, Kiriat-Motzkin (Palestine), 1946-47; director, General K. Pulaski Polish Language School, 1977-80, H. Sienkiewicz Polish Language School, 1984 -, Hamtramck (MI); executive secretary, Hygrade Food Production, Southfield (MI), 1969-93.
Author: articles in: Dziennik Polski i Dziennik Zolnierza (United Kingdom), Dziennik Polski, Swiat Polski.
Member of: president, Teachers Association of Michigan, 1978-80; secretary, Veterans of 2nd Corps Circle, Detroit, 1980-84, and 2nd Corps Foundation, Orchard Lake (MI), 1984; advisor, Travelers Arrangers Club, Rosenbluth (MI), 1987-91; president, 2nd Corps Youth Schools Reunion, Detroit-Windsor (MI), 1987; president, Polish Teachers Curriculum & Methods Conference, Orchard Lake, 1993.
Honors: honorary diplomas, Wayne State University, and Polish Scouting in America - Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Z.H.P.), 1984; Gold Cross of Merit, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1987; Silver Cross, Alliance of Poles of America, Cleveland (OH), 1988; gold badge, Polish Alma Mater (Polska Macierz Szkolna), London, 1988; Order of Merit, Commission of National Education (Poland), 1991; Chivalry Cross - Order of Merit, Polish Government, 1994.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: reading, politics, knitting.
Home: 15518 South Park, Eastpointe, MI 48021.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.